Well, in case anyone was wondering, the power of Fark is real and is posed to do something pretty fantastic over the coming days. In true internet fashion, what started as satire and then a joke submission is now turning into a real movement with bona fide media attention. I want to take a second to thank Hack Patooey for submitting this idea and helping with the Facebook page. cyclometh for his awesome-sauce voice over work and coyagie for creating the video that now sits on the indiegogo site.

In the past 24 hours we have raised almost $5,000. That is 20% of our goal! I am shocked and amazed by the support this thing has generated and am incredibly appreciative. For those that have donated because of a Biden crush (also a mixed drink of Natty-Lite, Ice Tea and Vermouth), because you're a Farker or for the LULZ, thank you. We literally couldn't do this without you.

Now, for those that haven't read through the mammoth thread from yesterday, here are some things you should know.

1. Yes, we are buying Joe Biden a Trans Am.2. Yes, we understand he is the Vice President of the United States. Please read the indiegogo site or watch the youtube video.3. Yes, we know how much the Vice President makes a year and understand most of his expenses as the VP are paid for. Please read the indiegogo site or watch the youtube video.4. Yes, we know what Biden has contributed over the past to charity. We don't care. The man has publicly and fantastically served the public of his state and country for well over 30 years.5. The goal of the project is to "give" VP Biden the Trans Am. And by "give" I have Uncle Joe endorse the idea behind the movement and then auction the Trans Am off, with all proceeds going to 4 charities: Wounded Warrior Foundation, the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders and GLAAD. This donation will be made in the name of Joe Biden AND the Internet.6. We also plan to give Vice President Biden a replica "toy" Trans Am with a signed letter/card containing the names/avatars of all those who donated to the cause.

Now that we're done with the preliminaries, what are we going to do next?

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

In continuing with our Big Push For Biden's Biatchin Trans Am, I would like to coordinate some "Charity Twitter Bombs."

Like the Army Air Core over Germany, Drew in a sorority house and Joe Biden at the VP debate, we will use the power of Fark to inundate specific twitter feeds with tweets about #givejoethebird. This will happen in 1 hour increments. We will designate our targets based upon their media reach. For the first day we should concentrate on actual members of the media, as well as sympathetic Democrat celebrities. All tweets should attempt to be funny. They won't all be...this is the internet...but refrain from swears, attacks on the target and only make fun of the Romney Campaign while referencing #givejoethebird.

Again, the purpose of this is to make certain personalities aware of our project so please do not be rude. I am limiting the Bombs to one hour so as not to otherwise inconvenience people.

Now, if the list is agreed upon we will set up times of engagement. I am also open to other suggestions.

On Monday we will do the same thing while targeting smaller media personalities and local newspapers. This will hopefully coincide nicely with our press release. If you have suggestions for local media (think local but also larger markets, Chicago, LA, New York, Philadelphia, etc.) please email me at joebidenstransam at the gmail dot come.

Tarkus:Isn't it illegal for public officials to accept personal gifts?

Can't be. They accept things like jerseys from championship teams, and all sorts of stuff from other heads of state. There was some interview with Bush II or Clinton or some former president who showed his closet full of all sorts of gifts he got as president. And I believe he mentioned he really didn't need the crap and would probably be giving it away to charity or whatever. But he was allowed to have it.

I have zero legal knowledge about it, but I assume they:

1. Can't accept straight cash, homey.

2. Can't sell or use said gifts for political gain to some extent.

So the charity aspect aside here, I'm pretty sure Biden *could* accept the Trans Am and keep it on his driveway. (Which is not the case here anyway.)

"Although the President, like all other federal officers and employees, is prohibited from receivingpersonal gifts from foreign governments and foreign officials without the consent of Congress(U.S. Const., art. I, §9, cl. 8), the President is generally free to accept unsolicited personal giftsfrom the American public. Most of the restrictions on federal officials accepting gifts from"prohibited sources" (those doing business with, seeking action from, or regulated by one'sagency) are not applicable to the President of the United States (5 C.F.R. §2635.204(j)), althoughthe President may not solicit gifts from such sources. The President, in a similar manner as otherfederal officials, may also receive unrestricted gifts from relatives and gifts that are given on thebasis of personal friendship. When personal gifts accepted by the President or his immediatefamily exceed a certain amount, those gifts are required to be publicly disclosed in financialdisclosure reports filed annually by the President. 5 U.S.C. app., §§101(f)(1), 102(a)(2). ThePresident remains subject to the bribery and illegal gratuities law which prohibits the receipt of agift or of anything of value when that receipt, or the agreement to receive such thing of value, isconnected in some way to the performance (or nonperformance) of an official act."

Tarkus:Isn't it illegal for public officials to accept personal gifts?

Caveat and CSB:

When I was in 3rd grade, we did the whole "write a letter to the president" thing. Ronald Reagan was president, and I liked him because he was a folksy old dude who liked jelly beans and all that (come on, I was in 3rd grade!)

So I included a dime in the letter for him.

A week or so later I got a very official yellow envelope from the White House staff informing me that the President cannot accept cash via the mail, with my dime returned.

downstairs:Tarkus: Isn't it illegal for public officials to accept personal gifts?

Caveat and CSB:

When I was in 3rd grade, we did the whole "write a letter to the president" thing. Ronald Reagan was president, and I liked him because he was a folksy old dude who liked jelly beans and all that (come on, I was in 3rd grade!)

So I included a dime in the letter for him.

A week or so later I got a very official yellow envelope from the White House staff informing me that the President cannot accept cash via the mail, with my dime returned.

Heh. Probably have an FBI file now.

/Probably not

Since no one is planning to send him cash via the mail we should be ok.

And if anyone has missed the point, this is for charity, and no one is actually giving Biden a car. Except for the small replica matchbox type car. Which isn't cash.

My email for this project is bidentransam2012 at the gmail. Am willing to make a "Making of a Meme" documentary or something in another day or two - it could be updated as time goes on. Just spitballing.

My email for this project is bidentransam2012 at the gmail. Am willing to make a "Making of a Meme" documentary or something in another day or two - it could be updated as time goes on. Just spitballing.

We could add that as a perk. Provide digital copies of it to people that contribute $30....

RichieLaw:Well, in case anyone was wondering, the power of Fark is real and is posed to do something pretty fantastic over the coming days. In true internet fashion, what started as satire and then a joke submission is now turning into a real movement with bona fide media attention. I want to take a second to thank Hack Patooey for submitting this idea and helping with the Facebook page. cyclometh for his awesome-sauce voice over work and coyagie for creating the video that now sits on the indiegogo site.

Other important links include:

FB Page:Twitter: @givejoethebird and @joebidenstransa (managed by Farkers that I could not find in the thread so please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due!)

In the past 24 hours we have raised almost $5,000. That is 20% of our goal! I am shocked and amazed by the support this thing has generated and am incredibly appreciative. For those that have donated because of a Biden crush (also a mixed drink of Natty-Lite, Ice Tea and Vermouth), because you're a Farker or for the LULZ, thank you. We literally couldn't do this without you.

Now, for those that haven't read through the mammoth thread from yesterday, here are some things you should know.

1. Yes, we are buying Joe Biden a Trans Am.2. Yes, we understand he is the Vice President of the United States. Please read the indiegogo site or watch the youtube video.3. Yes, we know how much the Vice President makes a year and understand most of his expenses as the VP are paid for. Please read the indiegogo site or watch the youtube video.4. Yes, we know what Biden has contributed over the past to charity. We don't care. The man has publicly and fantastically served the public of his state and country for well over 30 years.5. The goal of the project is to "give" VP Biden the Trans Am. And by "give" I have Uncle Joe endorse the idea behind the movement and then auction the Trans Am off, with all proceeds going to 4 charities: Wounded Warrior Foundation, the Biden Breast Healt ...

Posted this in the original thread, but I don't know if anybody is reading that anymore, so...----------------------------------Dear Mr. RichieLaw:I think a link to this thread on the donation site, down there with the links to the charities, would be appropriate. Something like "The discussion thread that started it all". That would give FARK more exposure, and maybe more hits, and maybe more TF subscriptions for Drew's beer fund. Also, the links to the charities should have captions so the viewer doesn't have to look at the URL to see where they go.

You and Coeyagi and Cyclometh and Hack Patooey are the quintessence of awesome and should get TF for life. You guys should be known collectively as "The Prophets of Fark", or "Seal Team Fark" or "Fark Jedi" or "Masters of the Farkiverse" or some such.

I'm going to have to get a Twitter account now, just so I can twitter bomb Portia De Rossi (gay), Christina Applegate (breast cancer), Sanjay Gupta (doctors) and Tammy Duckworth (wounded warriors)...

I contributed my share yesterday because I naively believed that this wasn't a thing about US politics but rather the Onion and the lulz. Seeing this thread going green on the Politics tab made me sad. I want my 5 back, dammit.

Going to see Argo (to get further inspired by 'awesome') then The Home Depot (don't know if I will have enough time), then back to epicness of this. Taking ideas for a follow up movie or documentary as per earlier mention. I don't want to commit others' talents as the first video was a big group effort, just throwing it out there that I am up for round 2.

Just give your damn money straight to charity, or give it to the campaign, or don't give anything, rather than route it through whoever started the original thread's car dealership. Also, note that whoever started this gets to keep whatever money you pitch in, regardless of the total amount raised.